Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Childhood Outcomes: Results From the ABCD Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In light of increasing cannabis use among pregnant women, the US Surgeon General recently issued an advisory against the use of marijuana during pregnancy.

Objective

To evaluate whether cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes among offspring.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, data were obtained from the baseline session of the ongoing longitudinal Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study, which recruited 11 875 children aged 9 to 11 years, as well as a parent or caregiver, from 22 sites across the United States between June 1, 2016, and October 15, 2018.

Exposure

Prenatal cannabis exposure prior to and after maternal knowledge of pregnancy.

Main outcomes and measures

Symptoms of

SUBMITTER: Paul SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7512132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature